IT Catalyst: Evaluating the Impact of Service on Career Advancement of Women Faculty at SF State

旧金山州立大学（SF State）将开展一项先进的机构转型催化剂（IT-Catalyst）项目，以研究教师服务对SF州立大学女教师专业成果的作用和影响。来自SF州立STEM部门的初步数据显示，女性教师的服务负担很高。该项目将进一步加深对旧金山州立大学教师服务的意义、观念和分布的理解。重要的是，该项目将制定策略，帮助教师平衡教学，研究和服务，以成功获得终身教职和晋升。该提案旨在确定沉重的服务负担对女性STEM教师的生产力和学术进步可能产生的负面影响。旧金山州立大学还将调查性/性别、种族/民族和性取向（女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、异性恋、酷儿和几种身份）是否会影响旧金山州立大学教师的服务负荷。旧金山州立大学是一所大型城市大学，拥有高度多样化的学生群体。在这个项目中开发的结果和方法将引起高等教育机构的广泛兴趣，特别是其他大型公立大学。ADVANCE计划的重点是开发系统的方法，以增加女性在STEM学术职业中的参与、保留和进步。IT-Catalyst跟踪资助项目进行机构自我评估，并实施已被证明有效解决STEM教师性别问题的战略。

San Francisco State University (SF State) will undertake an ADVANCE Institutional Transformation-Catalyst (IT-Catalyst) project to examine the role and effects of faculty service on the professional outcomes of women faculty at SF State. Preliminary data from SF State STEM departments reveal a high service burden for women faculty. The project will further the understanding of the meaning, perceptions, and distribution of service at SF State among faculty. Importantly, the project will develop strategies to assist faculty in balancing teaching, research, and service to successfully obtain tenure and promotion. The proposal aims to identify the possible negative consequences of a heavy service load on the productivity and academic advancement of women STEM faculty. SF State will also investigate whether sex/gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality (lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual, queer, and several identities) influence the service load of faculty at SF State. SF State is a large urban university serving a highly diverse student population. The results and the methodologies developed in this project will be of broad interest to institutions of higher education particularly other large public universitiesThe ADVANCE program is focused on developing systemic approaches to increase the participation, retention, and advancement of women in academic STEM careers. The IT-Catalyst track funds projects to conduct institutional self-assessments as well as implement strategies that have been shown to be effective to address gendered issues for STEM faculty.